On Friday, a moving company tried moving a vacant home down a South Austin street before it became lodged and stuck there.
By Wednesday, the house was still there. And now, it's become the laughing stock of social media. It even has its own Twitter account.
When KVUE's Michael Perchick got word Tuesday morning that permits had been issued and a bond had been secured for the house's removal, he headed straight for the house to check on its status. Once he arrived, he found that the situation had gotten much weirder overnight.
For the price of $5, those looking for a scare could step up and tour the now-haunted house.
House Stuck In the Street....is now a "Haunted House" #KeepAustinWeird @KVUE pic.twitter.com/Wkj48DZpjQ
— Mike Perchick (@MichaelPerchick) October 4, 2016
The haunted house tour guide even helped Perchick out with his live shot on KVUE's Midday newscast:
Using #HouseGate, some on Twitter have begun poking fun at the house.
Not an ideal way to change a street, but notable that some neighbors are enjoying a few car-free days! #HouseGate https://t.co/9089HkQ7UR
— Movability Austin (@Movability) October 3, 2016
@MichaelPerchick @KVUE nothing scarier in Austin than continued gentrification.
— I Watch VHS (@IwatchVHS) October 4, 2016
The house has apparently joined the conversation on Twitter with the creation of its own account, "Austin Stuck House." It's bio says it all: "Once a charming duplex in Austin's hippest ZIP code ... now chillin' on Live Oak. Block party, anyone?"
Hello Twitter! #myfirstTweet
— Austin Stuck House (@StuckHouseATX) October 4, 2016
